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This isn't a feel good piece. If you prefer to continue to revel in lofty preseason aspirations, be my guest. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

What teams have inflicted the most damage on one another recently? We asked our staff to rank the Top 5 Big Ten rivalries in the present. The results may surprise you.

For four straight years the Big Ten has been the butt of the BCS. Yet despite the nation's scorn, the league continues to be the richest and most influential in the sport.

A few weeks ago a community member and fellow blogger approached us about contributing to Ohio State week. I was happy to oblige, considering it'd be one less article I'd have to write.

It's not because of his arm, his legs, his leadership, or even his attitude. It's because deep down we all believe that we still haven't seen anything yet. And when we do...

For the last half decade, Ohio State has hung its hat on its ability to suffocate (or, at least, severely truncate) opponents on run downs.

There's a strange feeling in Columbus that if Ohio State is going to claim another national championship under Jim Tressel's watch that this is the year. Then again, we've heard that before.

Penn State is sort of like the A.C. Slater character in the early years of Saved by the Bell. They're the new kid in the Big Ten conference, desperately trying to break into century-old cliques, and make a name for themselves.

What are the odds of a preseason favorite going all the way? Seventy-three years of data later, I have an answer -- and the results might surprise you.

2010 NFL Draft Profiles - Thaddeus Gibson, DE/OLB, Ohio State